In 1989, Rebecca Shaeffer was fresh off her stint as the kid sister in ‘My Sister Sam’ and looking for a new role. Sadly, her life would be taken from her before she could ever reach her full potential in Hollywood as her death prompted new ways of protecting people’s identities.
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Credits and Sources Below:
Wiki Page for Robert
Wiki Page for Rebecca
TODAY Article about the murder
“Your Biggest Fan” 20/20 Special about the murder
1991 Article about Roberts Interviews
Criminal Perspective Podcast interviewing Robert